Modern forests burn less, but fuel buildup increases wildfire risk, making fires more intense and dangerous for forests and ...

Climate scientists present a realistic supercomputer simulation that resolves the complex interactions between fire, vegetation, smoke and the atmosphere. The authors find that increasing greenhouse ...

The Hughes fire, burning near Castaic Lake north of Santa Clarita, exploded to more than 10,000 acres of mostly brush in just a few hours. More than 50,000 people were under evacuation orders and ...

Edison says current increase "remained within the design limits and operating criteria" for the circuits and "did not trigger ...

The utility company maintained that the current increase remained within the design limits and did not trigger system protection on these lines.

High-voltage power lines saw a temporary surge in electrical current in the area where the deadly Eaton Fire is believed to have started, Southern California Edison said.

Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin coauthored proposed legislation that aims to strengthen laws on looting, other matters during fires and other emergencies.